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CalifJim · Accepted Answer

0 ... purchasers are advised to 01i00ascertain02i00 (before...is made) 01i01u00that02u02i00 there are no ... penalities ....02br
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00 You cannot replace 01i00that02i00 with 01i00which02i00. It does not refer to anything. (It is not a relative pronoun.) It is a complementizer. It acts the same as 01i00that 02i00in the following sentences.02br
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00 He says 01u00that02u00 there are no penalities.02br
00 I know 01u00that02u00 there are no penalties.02br
00 They think 01u00that02u00 there are no penalties.02br
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Anonymous · Answer

hi what is a "complimentizer?"

thanks

CalifJim · Answer

complementizer

A word that turns a whole sentence into a complement (clause) (completing clause) within another bigger sentence.
The most important complementizer is that. Other examples are whether and for.

I was tired. [whole sentence]
I said that I was tired. [The complementizer that makes the whole sentence part of another sentence.]

Ken was ready. [whole sentence]
Janet asked whether Ken was ready. [Complementizer whether.]

for requires a few changes to the original sentence before placing it in a bigger sentence.

Ben takes his medicine.
It is important for Ben to take his medicine. [Complementizer for.]

CJ

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